Driving Revenue Through Global Service

08:00 - 08:40 Continental Breakfast

08:40 - 08:45 Welcome Remarks

08:45 - 09:00 Chairperson’s Opening Address


09:00 - 09:20 Connected Products- There Is No Turning Back

• Recognizing the limits of technology and the power of people (do you have the necessary skillsets amongst your workforce?)
• Involving customers and employees in innovative thinking
• Making big changes with the human side of service

Wojtek Bulatowicz, EMEI Services and Solutions Senior Manager at Welch Allyn

Wojtek Bulatowicz

EMEI Services and Solutions Senior Manager
Welch Allyn

09:20 - 10:00 Tailoring Your Service Offerings To Each Unique Region

• Which customers expect 24/7 support?
• Which customers prefer to be contacted via phone, or email, or text?
• Which customers don’t really mind late response time?

Mark Vlies

Director EMEA Services
IGT

Finding the services that customers are willing to pay for is just the first step. Hakan Wahlgren, Director of Service Solutions for Husqvarna, took this knowledge and turned it into a commercial program which:

  • reduces down-time
  • optimizes utilisation
  • decreases strain on man, machine, environment
  • improves health and safety

Hakan is now adding a mobile app to increase transparency, engage the operators/teams, and generate support for business leads. Join Hakan for this exciting session and learn how you can successfully commercialize customer value.

Hakan Wahlgren, Director of Service Solutions at Husqvarna do Brasil Industria

Hakan Wahlgren

Director of Service Solutions
Husqvarna do Brasil Industria

10:20 - 11:20 Morning Refreshment & Networking Break


What’s a challenge your company has been struggling with? Would it be useful to discuss this challenge with a group of fellow service executives in an informal setting? If so, then don’t miss the Field Service Europe roundtable discussions! During this 90-minute session, you’ll have the opportunity to join two table discussions, so pick your two top challenges and get talking!

Table 1. What Impact Will the Internet of Things Have on Field Service? And What Are the Benefits of Transforming from a Reactive to a Proactive Service Department? – Hosted by Patrice Eberline, VP, Global Customer Transformation, ServiceMax

Table 2. Hosted by Matt Adams, Senior Director Systems & Service, Johnson Controls


Patrice Eberline, VP, Global Customer Transformation at ServiceMax

Patrice Eberline

VP, Global Customer Transformation
ServiceMax

Matt Adams

Senior Director Systems & Service
Johnson Controls

12:50 - 13:50 Lunch In The Solutions Zone



13:50 - 14:10 Nurturing Employees Who Won’t Jump Ship

• Targeting creative ways to increase service revenue
• Determining which additional offerings can be offered as part of your service portfolio
• Driving service delivery to be more efficient

Christophe Bassole, EMEA Service Vice President at Tektronix

Christophe Bassole

EMEA Service Vice President
Tektronix

14:10 - 14:30 Enticing European Companies To Embrace Change

Change isn’t easy. Ananda Raghavan, Global Services Marketing Leader with Philips Lighting has a handle on change management and successfully led his employees through a tumultuous period by:
• Working within the culture to foster small but significant changes
• Listening to and reacting to employee feedback
• Promoting the benefits of change to reluctant employees

Ananda Raghavan

Global Services Marketing Leader
Philips Lighting

14:30 - 14:50 Driving Revenue Through Effective Mobile Workforce Management


Alexandre Marrot

Customer Service Director
Xerox

14:50 - 23:59 End Of Field Service Europe